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单词 extensively
释义

extensive

adjective

ex·​ten·​sive ik-ˈsten(t)-siv How to pronounce extensive (audio)
1
: having wide or considerable extent
extensive reading
2
: extensional
3
: of, relating to, or constituting farming in which large areas of land are utilized with minimum outlay and labor
extensively adverb
extensiveness noun

Synonyms

  • broad
  • deep
  • expansive
  • extended
  • far-flung
  • far-reaching
  • rangy
  • sweeping
  • wide
  • wide-ranging
  • widespread
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Example Sentences

The storm caused extensive damage. an extensive series of tests
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Word History

First Known Use

1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

extensive

adjective

ex·​ten·​sive ik-ˈsten-siv How to pronounce extensive (audio)
: including or affecting many things
The storm caused extensive damage.

extensively

adverb

as in highly
to a large extent or degree several beaches were extensively damaged by the hurricane

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • highly
  • greatly
  • considerably
  • much
  • significantly
  • broadly
  • utterly
  • largely
  • tremendously
  • massively
  • enormously
  • vastly
  • hugely
  • a lot
  • noticeably
  • sizably
  • no end
  • stupendously
  • astronomically
  • monumentally
  • staggeringly
  • colossally
  • monstrously
  • by half
  • appreciably
  • copiously
  • plentifully
  • abundantly
  • big-time
  • amply
  • healthily

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • slightly
  • little
  • modestly
  • nominally
  • negligibly
  • minimally
  • minutely
  • microscopically
  • scarcely
  • barely
  • just
  • hardly
  • imperceptibly
  • fractionally
  • insignificantly
  • invisibly
  • infinitesimally
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